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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McGowan, Jennifer.
Maid of deception / Jennifer McGowan.
pages cm. — (Maids of Honor)
Summary: In 1559 England, Beatrice and her fellow Maids of Honor, Queen Elizabeth I’s secret all-female guard, must rely on their charm and deadly spying skills to investigate a brewing Scottish rebellion.
ISBN 978-1-4424-4141-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4424-4143-9 (eBook)
[1. Courts and courtiers—Fiction. 2. Spies—Fiction. 3. Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533–1603—Fiction. 4. Insurgency—Fiction. 5. Sex role—Fiction. 6. Love—Fiction.
7. Scotland—History—16th century—Fiction. 8. Great Britain—History—Elizabeth, 1558–1603—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.M4784867Maf 2014
[Fic]—dc23
2013033412
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thiryt-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
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